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    Adopted 2 Severely Stunted Sulcatas & Big Concerns About Long-term Health

    Wow, everyone saying they look good makes me feel so much better!! Thank you everyone. We will be sure to keep up with the daily soaks and hydration, of course. I think we will need to give one of them to another home since I am not sure we have the equipment or resources to run two separate...
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    Adopted 2 Severely Stunted Sulcatas & Big Concerns About Long-term Health

    Thanks Mike! Yeah we do daily soaks for them and make sure they always have water in their indoor and outdoor enclosures. We have been reading tons on this forum (I was too months before we even got them because I wanted a tortoise for many years). I will keep an eye on the poops for sure. Just...
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    Adopted 2 Severely Stunted Sulcatas & Big Concerns About Long-term Health

    Hello everyone, I recently adopted two Sulcatas - first red flag is that they were advertised on Craigslist as "Desert Tortoises". Took us about 5 minutes to figure out they're actually Sulcatas. Anyway, I reached out to the lady I got them from and she said that they were adopted as hatchlings...
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    Share some sulcata pics

    Just adopted these two "desert tortoises" 3 days ago . . .took my husband about 5 minutes to figure out theyre actually sulcatas! Lucky us! Meet Walter and Jesse :) Photos are from their current small outdoor space, though we will be building them a new enclosure with much more space as they grow.
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    Hello from Northern Arizona :)

    Hello everyone! I do not have a picture yet, but my coworker said it is a desert tortoise (she actually didnt know at first and had to do some research to figure it out). Thanks everyone!
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    Hello from Northern Arizona :)

    Hi everyone, I'm Savannah and I am new to the forum and tortoises. I have wanted to adopt a tortoise for as long as I can remember because I am fascinated by the prospect that it is a family pet you can pass on through generations. I WANT my tortoise to outlive me! I have a coworker who will...
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    Raising 2 young Sulcatas, Jesse and Walter, and they are my absolute pride and joy!! <3 :)

    Raising 2 young Sulcatas, Jesse and Walter, and they are my absolute pride and joy!! <3 :)
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